Research and Training Activity

Year 1

The teaching activities of the PhD programme are organised into training activities aimed at providing students with methodological skills and those relating to the techniques and methods of carrying out scientific research, as well as the basic knowledge needed to pursue the educational objectives of the course.

• In the first semester, PhD students are required to attend four core courses on Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Statistics, and Mathematics, each with a final test
• In the second semester, one core course on Research Methodologies and different elective courses on specific topics will be delivered
• During the first year, the PhD students will have the opportunity to define their research project, along with their supervisor and the thesis committee
• At the end of the first year, PhD students will present their research project to the faculty

Year 2

• Specific training activities aimed at providing and/or completing the PhD candidates’ knowledge and skills: these activities are chosen by the candidates with the approval of the supervisor and the coordinator who verifies their consistency with the doctoral candidate’s training pathway and/or thesis project.
• Possibility of spending periods abroad to attend specialised teaching modules or work with one or more members of the thesis committee.
• Presentation of the progress of the research at the annual meeting of all PhD students and the faculty members at the end of the academic year.

Year 3

• Possibility of spending periods abroad to attend specialised teaching modules or work with one or more members of the dissertation committee.
• Finalisation of the research.
• Public presentation of results.